Pareiasuchus

The larger Pareiasuchus nasicornis is characterized by a heavily armored snout with a horn-like structure. It might have been ancestral to Pareiasuchus peringueyi.

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Name

Pareiasuchus nasicornis

Authority

(Haughton and Boonstra, 1929)

Meaning of generic name

Crocodile cheek? Snake crococile?

Meaning of specific name

Nosehorn

Size

Length: 3 m

Remains

Several specimens including complete skull and postcranial elements. Osteoderms.

Age and Distribution

Upper Permian Lowermost Cistecephalus zone, Karoo basin, South Africa. Also Upper Luangwa Valley, Lowermost Cistecephalus zone, Zambia

Classification

Anapsida Hallucicrania Pareiasauria

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Pareiasuchus nasicornis:

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Name

Pareiasuchus peringueyi

Authority

(Haughton and Boonstra, 1929)

Size

Length: 2.5 m

Remains

Nearly complete skeleton

Age and Distribution

Upper Permian Cistecephalus zone, Karoo basin, South Africa.

Further Reading

R. Broom and S. H. Haughton. 1913. On the Skeleton of a New Pareiasaurian (Pareiasuchus péringueyi gen. et sp. nov.). Annals of the South African Museum 12:17-25.

Synonyms

Pareiasaurus peringueyi Broom and Haughton, 1913, Pareiasaurus pulcher Broom, 1935